diff --git a/src/logging/logging.go b/src/logging/logging.go
index 4f6a66a..0625178 100644
--- a/src/logging/logging.go
+++ b/src/logging/logging.go
@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@ func Infof(message string, vars ...any) {
 	log.Printf(message, vars...)
 }
 
+func Fatal(message string) {
+	log.Fatal(message)
+}
+
+func Fatalf(message string, v ...any) {
+	log.Fatalf(message, v...)
+}
+
 func Event(eventType EventType, eventData ...any) {
 	switch eventType {
 	case ReadFile:
diff --git a/src/main/helpers.go b/src/main/helpers.go
index bb9de35..1f2f9a1 100644
--- a/src/main/helpers.go
+++ b/src/main/helpers.go
@@ -6,12 +6,26 @@ import (
 	"astraltech.xyz/accountmanager/src/logging"
 )
 
+// Reads a file, if fails just returns an error
 func ReadFile(path string) ([]byte, error) {
 	logging.Event(logging.ReadFile, "static/blank_profile.jpg")
 	data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		logging.Infof("Could not read file at %s", path)
+		logging.Infof("Error code: %e", err)
+		return nil, err
 	}
 	logging.Infof("Successfully read file at %s", path)
 	return data, err
 }
+
+func ReadRequiredFile(path string) []byte {
+	logging.Event(logging.ReadFile, "static/blank_profile.jpg")
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		logging.Fatalf("Could not read file at %s", path)
+		return nil
+	}
+	logging.Infof("Successfully read file at %s", path)
+	return data
+}
diff --git a/src/main/main.go b/src/main/main.go
index 4b07214..e1f9b26 100644
--- a/src/main/main.go
+++ b/src/main/main.go
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ func main() {
 	var err error = nil
 	blankPhotoData, err = ReadFile("static/blank_profile.jpg")
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal("Could not load blank profile image")
+		logging.Fatal("Could not load blank profile image")
 	}
 	serverConfig, err = loadServerConfig("./data/config.json")
 	if err != nil {